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November 30
1782 - The United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris, ending the Revolutionary War; the Treaty of Paris would be finalized in September of 1783.
1804 - Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase was tried for political bias. (He was acquitted by the Senate.)
1835 - Author Mark Twain was born Samuel Longhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri.
1900 - Irish author Oscar Wilde died in Paris at age 46.
1940 - Actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were married.
1960 - The last DeSoto was built by Chrysler, which had decided to retire the brand after 32 years.
1962 - U Thant of Burma was elected secretary-general of the United Nations, succeeding the late Dag Hammarskjold.
1966 - Barbados became independent of British rule.
1974 - The fossilized remains of a female human ancestor named "Lucy" (after the Beatles song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds) were found in Ethiopia.
1979 - The album "The Wall" by Pink Floyd was released.
1982 - Michael Jackson's album "Thriller" was released by Epic Records and would go on to become the best-selling album of all time.
1993 - The Brady Bill, requiring a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases, was signed into law.
1993 - Authorities in California arrested Richard Allen Davis, who confessed to abducting and killing 12-year-old Polly Klaas of Petaluma.
1995 - President Bill Clinton became the first U.S. president to visit Northern Ireland.
1999 - The opening of a 135-nation trade gathering in Seattle was disrupted by at least 40,000 demonstrators, some of whom clashed with police.
2000 - Al Gore’s lawyers battled for his political survival in the Florida and U.S. Supreme Courts; meanwhile, GOP lawmakers in Tallahassee moved to award the presidency to George W. Bush in case the courts did not by appointing their own slate of electors.
2004 - Ken Jennings ended his 74-game winning spree on the game show "Jeopardy!"
2009 - Retired Ohio auto worker John Demjanjuk went on trial in Munich, Germany, accused of helping to kill 27,900 Jews as a Nazi death camp guard. (Demjanjuk was convicted in May 2011 of being an accessory to murder; he was sentenced to five years in prison, but was released while his conviction was under appeal; he died in March 2012 at age 91.)
2010 - Pentagon leaders called for scrapping the 17-year-old "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban after releasing a survey about the prospect of openly gay troops.
2013 - Paul Walker, 40, the star of the “Fast & Furious” movie series, died with his friend, Roger W. Rodas, who was at the wheel of a Porsche sports car that crashed and burned north of Los Angeles.
2018 - George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, died in Houston at age 94.
2018 - On the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, President Donald Trump and the leaders of Canada and Mexico signed a revised North American trade pact. (The agreement hasn’t yet been approved by U.S. lawmakers.)
Birthdays
30 - Adelaide Clemens (actress)
31 - Rebecca Rittenhouse (actress)
32 - Trinity Fatu (professional wrestler)
32 - Christel Khalil (actress)
34 - Chrissy Teigen (model)
34 - Kaley Cuoco (actress)
37 - Elisha Cuthbert (actress)
38 - Billy Lush (actor)
41 - Clay Aiken (singer)
46 - Christian (professional wrestler)
54 - Ben Stiller (actor)
57 - Bo Jackson (football/baseball player)
60 - Lorraine Kelly (TV host)
62 - Colin Mochrie (actor/comedian)
64 - Billy Idol (singer)
65 - Jeannie Kendall (country singer)
67 - Mandy Patinkin (actor)
82 - Ridley Scott (director)
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Today in Sports History - November 30
1937 - Running back Clint Frank of Yale wins the Heisman Trophy.
1948 - Baseball's National Negro League disbands.
1954 - Wisconsin running back Alan Ameche wins the Heisman Trophy.
1971 - ABC-TV aired "Brian's Song." The movie was about Chicago Bears' Brian Picolo and his friendship with Gale Sayers.
1976 - Pittsburgh running back Tony Dorsett wins the Heisman Trophy.
1991 - In the first Women's World Cup in soccer, the United States defeated Norway 2-1 in China to win the championship.
1993 - The NFL awarded the league's 30th franchise to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
1996 - Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls became the 10th player in NBA history to score 25,000 career points.
2015 - Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers announces he will retire at the end of the season.
1782 - The United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris, ending the Revolutionary War; the Treaty of Paris would be finalized in September of 1783.
1804 - Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase was tried for political bias. (He was acquitted by the Senate.)
1835 - Author Mark Twain was born Samuel Longhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri.
1900 - Irish author Oscar Wilde died in Paris at age 46.
1940 - Actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were married.
1960 - The last DeSoto was built by Chrysler, which had decided to retire the brand after 32 years.
1962 - U Thant of Burma was elected secretary-general of the United Nations, succeeding the late Dag Hammarskjold.
1966 - Barbados became independent of British rule.
1974 - The fossilized remains of a female human ancestor named "Lucy" (after the Beatles song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds) were found in Ethiopia.
1979 - The album "The Wall" by Pink Floyd was released.
1982 - Michael Jackson's album "Thriller" was released by Epic Records and would go on to become the best-selling album of all time.
1993 - The Brady Bill, requiring a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases, was signed into law.
1993 - Authorities in California arrested Richard Allen Davis, who confessed to abducting and killing 12-year-old Polly Klaas of Petaluma.
1995 - President Bill Clinton became the first U.S. president to visit Northern Ireland.
1999 - The opening of a 135-nation trade gathering in Seattle was disrupted by at least 40,000 demonstrators, some of whom clashed with police.
2000 - Al Gore’s lawyers battled for his political survival in the Florida and U.S. Supreme Courts; meanwhile, GOP lawmakers in Tallahassee moved to award the presidency to George W. Bush in case the courts did not by appointing their own slate of electors.
2004 - Ken Jennings ended his 74-game winning spree on the game show "Jeopardy!"
2009 - Retired Ohio auto worker John Demjanjuk went on trial in Munich, Germany, accused of helping to kill 27,900 Jews as a Nazi death camp guard. (Demjanjuk was convicted in May 2011 of being an accessory to murder; he was sentenced to five years in prison, but was released while his conviction was under appeal; he died in March 2012 at age 91.)
2010 - Pentagon leaders called for scrapping the 17-year-old "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban after releasing a survey about the prospect of openly gay troops.
2013 - Paul Walker, 40, the star of the “Fast & Furious” movie series, died with his friend, Roger W. Rodas, who was at the wheel of a Porsche sports car that crashed and burned north of Los Angeles.
2018 - George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, died in Houston at age 94.
2018 - On the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, President Donald Trump and the leaders of Canada and Mexico signed a revised North American trade pact. (The agreement hasn’t yet been approved by U.S. lawmakers.)
Birthdays
30 - Adelaide Clemens (actress)
31 - Rebecca Rittenhouse (actress)
32 - Trinity Fatu (professional wrestler)
32 - Christel Khalil (actress)
34 - Chrissy Teigen (model)
34 - Kaley Cuoco (actress)
37 - Elisha Cuthbert (actress)
38 - Billy Lush (actor)
41 - Clay Aiken (singer)
46 - Christian (professional wrestler)
54 - Ben Stiller (actor)
57 - Bo Jackson (football/baseball player)
60 - Lorraine Kelly (TV host)
62 - Colin Mochrie (actor/comedian)
64 - Billy Idol (singer)
65 - Jeannie Kendall (country singer)
67 - Mandy Patinkin (actor)
82 - Ridley Scott (director)
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Today in Sports History - November 30
1937 - Running back Clint Frank of Yale wins the Heisman Trophy.
1948 - Baseball's National Negro League disbands.
1954 - Wisconsin running back Alan Ameche wins the Heisman Trophy.
1971 - ABC-TV aired "Brian's Song." The movie was about Chicago Bears' Brian Picolo and his friendship with Gale Sayers.
1976 - Pittsburgh running back Tony Dorsett wins the Heisman Trophy.
1991 - In the first Women's World Cup in soccer, the United States defeated Norway 2-1 in China to win the championship.
1993 - The NFL awarded the league's 30th franchise to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
1996 - Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls became the 10th player in NBA history to score 25,000 career points.
2015 - Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers announces he will retire at the end of the season.